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Tackling Educational Inequality : Lessons from Schools in England.
De Gruyter Bristol University Press/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2026 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Demie, Feyisa.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational equalization.
- Academic achievement.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (237 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol : Policy Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- Despite decades of education reform, UK children from disadvantaged backgrounds continue to fall behind their more well-off peers.This ever-widening divide remains one of the most persistent challenges in British education.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of figures and tables
- List of abbreviations
- Note on terminology
- About the author
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction: Tackling disadvantages and policy concerns
- Why the disadvantages and the achievement gap matter
- Effective strategies to close the achievement gap: literature reviews
- Evidence from the British literature
- Evidence from the international literature
- Literature review implications
- Aim of this book
- Structure of this book
- 2 Research methods
- Introduction
- Selection of the case study schools
- Methodological approaches
- Data analysis
- Case studies
- Focus groups
- Questionnaire survey
- Literature reviews
- Ethical considerations
- Conclusions and implications
- 3 The achievement gap for disadvantaged students
- Demographic trends in England
- National curriculum assessment data and measures of performance
- Disadvantaged pupils' achievement gap and inequality in education in England
- Attainment of disadvantaged pupils: the KS2 and GCSE evidence
- Attainment of disadvantaged pupils by ethnic background
- Gender achievement gap and inequality in education
- Summary and conclusions
- Implications of the empirical evidence
- 4 Effective leadership and teaching to tackle disadvantage
- Strong leadership
- Effective teaching and learning
- Effective use of an inclusive multicultural curriculum
- Effective governing bodies
- 5 Effective use of data to improve teaching and learning
- Why does data matter?
- Good practice in the use of data and research in case study schools
- Good practice in primary schools
- Good practice in secondary schools
- Acknowledgements.
- 6 Effective use of pupil voice and feedback
- Why is pupil voice important in schools?
- Pupils' experience of school, including their attitude to their school, teachers, and lessons
- Effective use of pupil voice and feedback
- 7 Targeted intervention strategies to tackle disadvantage
- The school survey on effective intervention strategies in schools
- Case studies of effective targeted intervention strategies
- Early intervention
- Small group tuition
- One-to-one targeted intervention
- Booster classes
- Pastoral care
- Homework
- Improving behaviour and attendance
- Enrichment activities
- EAL targeted support
- Targeted support for SEND and vulnerable children
- Parental engagement
- 8 The international experience of tackling the achievement gap for disadvantaged students
- Tackling the achievement gap for disadvantaged students in schools
- Tackling the achievement gap and inequality beyond the school gate
- 9 Summary, conclusions, and lessons to tackle inequality
- Success factors to tackle disadvantage and inequality
- Targeted interventions in addressing socioeconomic disadvantages
- Lessons to tackle disadvantage and inequality in schools
- The English experience in tackling educational disadvantage
- The international experience in tackling educational disadvantage
- The lesson to be drawn from successful schools to tackle disadvantage
- 10 Implications for policy and practice
- Implications for schools
- Implications for headteachers and teachers
- Implications for governing bodies
- Implications for central government
- Implications for local education authorities and multi-academy trusts.
- Implications for school improvement practitioners in the use of data and research
- Implications for the research community
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 1-4473-7984-5
- OCLC:
- 1587896869
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